Etymology
Origin of plaided
Example Sentences
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Her eyes wandered over the little blue frock—simple but of the best materials—over the white “tire” of a delicate plaided nainsook, trimmed with Valenciennes lace, the string of blue Venetian beads, the soft, carefully-fitted shoes.
From Maida's Little Shop by Gillmore, Inez Haynes
Round the throat a small collar of worked muslin or a necktie of plaided ribbon.
From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 by Various
The smaller figure has a frock of plaided cachmere.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. by Various
Ordinarily, in this district, it is of a bright scarlet plaided off with lines of white and yellow.
From Russian Rambles by Hapgood, Isabel Florence
He was a lusty man with a florid face; he wore a suit of tweeds plaided in wide stripes of buff and black.
From A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time by Caine, Hall, Sir
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